THE CHURCH
synopsis
An old Gothic cathedral built over a mass grave develops strange powers that trap a number of people inside with ghosts from a 12th Century massacre seeking to resurrect an ancient demon from the bowels of the Earth.
| original title: | La chiesa |
| country: | Italy |
| year: | 1989 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Michele Soavi |
| film run: | 102' |
| release date: | IT 10/03/1989, DE 08/1990, ES 12/06/1992, PT 22/10/1992, CZ 26/01/2003, FR 21/11/2016 |
| screenplay: | Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini, Michele Soavi |
| cast: | Tomas Arana, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Barbara Cupisti, Antonella Vitale, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Asia Argento, Roberto Corbiletto, Alina De Simone, Gianfranco De Grassi, Claire Hardwick, John Karlsen |
| cinematography by: | Renato Tafuri |
| film editing: | Franco Fraticelli |
| art director: | Antonello Geleng |
| music: | Keith Emerson, Goblin, Fabio Pignatelli |
| producer: | Dario Argento, Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori |
